HCM City tallies up locals without first COVID-19 vaccine dose, continues mass testing Pregnant women must make choice on vaccines HCM City offers assistance to children orphaned by COVID-19 HCM City's Củ Chi District, District 7 find effective ways to control the outbreak 'No one is left behind': Việt Nam's authorities provide support for foreigners amid the pandemic The 500th COVID-19 patient being discharged from the Gia Định People’s Hospital in HCM City on September 16. The patient was severely ill since he was obese, weighing more than 100kg.Photo Courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY— HCM City should assess the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in residential quarters and even in residential groups and adopt appropriate preventive measures, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam told city authorities at a meeting on September 16. It should first quell the outbreak and ensure safety before gradually reopening the economy, he said. No possible unsafe … [Read more...] about Deputy PM warns HCM City not to take its eye off the COVID ball yet
Smart city brake support
Whole nation exerts utmost efforts to support pandemic-hit people
* The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in HCM City on September 15 held a ceremony to honor 29 religious volunteers who have completed their tasks of supporting COVID-19 prevention and control at Field Hospital No.16 in the city. At the event, To Thi Bich Chau, Chairwoman of the VFF Committee of HCM City, and leaders of the hospital highly appreciated and expressed their deep thanks for the valuable assistance of the religious volunteers in the fight against the pandemic. Also Chau emphasized that the pioneering and voluntary spirit of the volunteers has spread widely and become great encouragement for the COVID-19 front-line medical force in the pandemic combat. On this occasion, the VFF Committee of HCM City honored and presented gifts to volunteers who joined front-liners in COVID-19 treatment hospitals in the city. * On the same day, Gia Lai province received pregnant women and children returning homes from Dong Nai, Binh Duong provinces and HCM City for quarantine. … [Read more...] about Whole nation exerts utmost efforts to support pandemic-hit people
Activities held to support localities’ pandemic combat efforts
On the day, the Youth Union Chapter of the Ho Chi Minh City Military Command visited and presented 4,000 splash shields to youth of the city’s armed forces who are working on the COVID-19 front-line. During the event, delegates inquired after young troops’ health and encouraged them to bring into play the vanguard spirit of youth and virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers to fulfill assigned missions, contributing to the city’s pandemic containment efforts. Also in Ho Chi Minh, Army Corps 4 held a meeting with military commands of ten districts and units under the city's military command to review their coordination in supporting the city in pushing back the pandemic and put forward stricter measures to soon contain the virus. Reports delivered at the meeting revealed that over the past time Army Corps 4 has dispatched more than 3,000 troops to assist Ho Chi Minh City in containing the virus. The unit’s troops have helped medical forces take samples and conduct COVID-19 testing, … [Read more...] about Activities held to support localities’ pandemic combat efforts
HCM City tallies up locals without first COVID-19 vaccine dose, continues mass testing
Pregnant women must make choice on vaccines HCM City offers assistance to children orphaned by COVID-19 HCM City's Củ Chi District, District 7 find effective ways to control the outbreak 'No one is left behind': Việt Nam's authorities provide support for foreigners amid the pandemic Expats face tough time amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Việt Nam The HCM City Health Department has asked the People's Committees of districts and Thủ Đức City to submit a list of the number of people aged 18 and over who have not received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. – VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY – The HCM City Department of Health has directed the People’s Committees of districts and Thủ Đức City to submit lists of the number of people aged 18 and over who have not received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The lists will help the health department reserve and distribute the appropriate number of vaccine doses to specific areas. The department has asked local … [Read more...] about HCM City tallies up locals without first COVID-19 vaccine dose, continues mass testing
Transport ministry urges COVID-19 vaccination support at key traffic projects in southern region
Construction of the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay expressway (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has sent a written request to the Ministry of Health seeking the support of 5,500 doses of vaccine for officials and workers at key transport projects in the southern region which are currently under construction. Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho said that this is an urgent solution and has a direct impact on ensuring the progress and quality of disbursement of construction investment projects under the direction of the Prime Minister. Once the vaccine is available, the Ministry of Transport will assign its transport health department to direct the Ho Chi Minh City Transportation Hospital and transportation hospitals in the areas where the projects are implemented, cooperate with local Centres for Disease Control, the project management boards, and contractors to organise vaccination for workers, the MoT said. These units would have to ensure it … [Read more...] about Transport ministry urges COVID-19 vaccination support at key traffic projects in southern region
Nha Trang Train Station to relocated
Khanh Hoa Province People's Committee has approved the plan to relocate Nha Trang Station out of the city centre. Nha Trang Station At a meeting between the Steering Committee on Urban Planning in Khanh Hoa and consultant and investor, Tuan Dung Trading Group, about urban planning in Nha Trang City from now until 2040, the local authorities agreed to relocate the train station out of the city centre. This is also part of the traffic network planning for smart city development. Tuan Dung Trading Group asked the Ministry of Transport for permission to invest in a railway project to avoid central Nha Trang and build a new station under the build-transfer (BT) form. In return, it would receive the land fund of the existing station. Tuan Dung proposed two plans. In the first plan, Nha Trang Station will have an upgrade and have a new passenger terminal while cargo facilities will be moved to Vinh Trung Station. A 36,400-square-metre land will be used to build a … [Read more...] about Nha Trang Train Station to relocated
